From Captivity to Consciousness

Neville's Inner Vision

Esther 2:6 speaks of a captive carried away from Jerusalem—not merely a historical figure but a symbol of the mind pressed into exile. In Neville’s view, Jerusalem is your inner awareness, and Babylon a belief that you are separated from God. The verse shows that outer displacement reflects an inner movement: captivity is a state of consciousness, not a geographic fact. When you understand that God is the I AM, you recognize the captive as still within you, yet not lost. The surrounding chronicle echoes your own inner drama—fear, doubt, or lack ruling the day. The solution is to claim your true nature by imagining from the end: assume you are already returned, feel the presence of your inner city as right now, and let that felt reality override the sense of exile. Do not seek to escape history; revise your inner state until the outer scene aligns with your consciousness. The captivity dissolves as you live from the I AM.